Oaklands School
Whitehall Road, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6GJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Sarah Osborne
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 138
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 130353
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162415921
About this school
Oaklands School is a community special school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 138 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oaklands School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oaklands School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.22%
- English as an additional language
- 60%
- Overall absence
- 10.64%
- Persistent absence
- 40.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ash Field Academy0.6 miles
Academies · Leicester
-
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust1.0 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Land of Learning Primary School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School1.5 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Leicester
- ALP Leicester Special schools
- Ash Field Academy Academies
- Educ8 Leicestershire Special schools
- Ellesmere College Special schools
- Elmbrook School Local authority maintained schools
- Indie Education Special schools
- Keyham Lodge School Academies
- Leicester Partnership School Local authority maintained schools
- Leicester Therapeutic School Special schools
- Miller House School Special schools
- Millgate School Academies
- Netherhall Mead Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Oaklands School teach?
- Oaklands School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Leicester.
- Who is the head teacher of Oaklands School?
- The head teacher of Oaklands School is Mrs Sarah Osborne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oaklands School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oaklands School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oaklands School?
- Oaklands School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oaklands School full?
- Oaklands School has capacity for 138 pupils and 138 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oaklands School a faith school?
- No. Oaklands School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Oaklands School have?
- The schools register lists Oaklands School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oaklands School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Oaklands School's absence rate?
- Oaklands School's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oaklands School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oaklands School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.